Page 3: Historical Events In March - 13

1855  On this day in history percival "Percy" Lowell, US astronomer (predicted discovery of Pluto)   

1858  Maximilien Luce, French painter on this day in history.   

1859  John Brown 1800-1859 brings first black slaves to Canada from the US via the Underground Railway; he is later made famous in a song, John Brown's Body, about a raid he made on Harper's Ferry, Virginia on this day in history.   

1859  On March - 13 ivo Bligh, cricketer (Lord Darnley England capt v Australia 1882-83)   

1860  The birth of Hugo Wolf, Austrian composer on this day in history.   

1861  On this day in history jefferson Davis signs bill authorizing use of slaves as soldiers   

1862  Vasily Mikhaylovich Metallov, composer on this day in history.   

1865  On March - 13 uS Confederate Congress calls on black slaves for field service   

1865  Jefferson Davis signs bill authorizing use of slaves as soldiers on this day in history.   

1868  On March - 13 senate begins President Andrew Johnson impeachment trial   

1868  On March - 13 senate begins Pres Andrew Johnson impeachment trial   

1869  Arkansas legislature passes anti-Klan law on this day in history.   

1872  Oswald Garrison Villard, American journalist on this day in history.   

1875  On March - 13 maria E G "Lizzy" Ansingh, Dutch painter (Caught Sultane)   

1878  Oxford defeats Cambridge in their first golf match on March - 13.   

1878  Oxford defeats Cambridge in their 1st golf match on this day in history.   

1879  On March - 13 adolf Anderssen, German world champ chess (1851..66), dies at 60   

1881  In Russia, Czar Alexander II is killed near the Winter Palace by a hand-bomb thrown by a member of the "People’s Will," a militant wing of the Narodniki movement, which advocated socialist reform in Russia and the elimination of the central government on March - 13.   

1881  Balthazar H Verhagen, Neth/South African dramatist/writer on this day in history.   

1881  On this day in history alexander II, Tsar of Russia, assassinated at 62   

1883  On this day in history enrico Toselli, composer   

1884  On March - 13 siege of Khartoum Sudan begins   

1884  On March - 13 the birth of Sir Hugh Walpole, English novelist   

1884  US adopts Standard Time on this day in history.   

1884  Emanuel Stickelberger, Swiss writer (Bluthochzeit) on this day in history.   

1885  On this day in history in Victoria British Columbia, the Legislature passes Chinese Restriction; bans entry of Chinese immigrants, later ruled unconstitutional   

1886  Henri D Gagnebin, Swiss organist on this day in history.   

1887  Chester Greenwood of Maine patents earmuffs on March - 13.   

1887  Carlos Isamitt, composer on March - 13.   

1888  On March - 13 great Blizzard of 1888 rages   

1890  Michael Taube, composer on this day in history.   

1890  On March - 13 henry Wylde, composer, dies at 67   

1892  On March - 13 alec Rowley, composer   

1894  On March - 13 j L Johnstone of England invents horse racing starting gate   

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1372  Louis of Valois, Duke of Orléans, brother of Charles VI of France (d. 1407) was born on this day in history.   

1548  Sasbout Vosmeer, Dutch Catholic theologist/apostole was born on this day in history.   

1599  On this day in history birth of johannes Berchmans, Dutch Jesuit/saint   

1615  Innocent XII, [Antonio Pignatelli], Pope (1691-1700) was born on this day in history.   

1683  On March - 13 birth of john Theophilus Desaguliers, French-British philosopher (d. 1744)   

1696  Louis F A D Duke de Richelieu, French marshal was born on March - 13.   

1700  James Kent, composer was born on this day in history.   

1700  Michel Blavet, composer was born on March - 13.   

1202  On this day in history mieszko III, the Elder, grand duke of Poland (1173-77, 1200-02), dies   

1271  Death of Henry of Almain, English crusader (b. 1235) on March - 13.   

1395  Death of John Barbour, Scottish poet on this day in history.   

1516  Vladislav II Jagiello, king of Bohemia (1490-1516), dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1558  On this day in history jean Fernel, French physician/physiologist, dies   

1569  On this day in history lodewijk Condé, French prince/co-leader of Hugenot, dies   

1573  Death of Michel de l'Hôpital, French statesman on this day in history.   

1604  On this day in history death of arnaud d'Ossat, French diplomat and writer (b. 1537)